Update (5:41 p.m.): The New York State Department of Transportation reports that Route 31 has been reopened, and traffic is flowing normally through the area.

Clay, N.Y. -- State Route 31 in Clay remains shut down near Henry Clay Boulevard due to a crash in which a Liverpool woman rear-ended another vehicle, sheriff's deputies said.

The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes of state Route 31 just before 4 p.m., according to the Onondaga County 911 Dispatch Center.

State Route 31 in the area between Grange Road and Henry Clay Boulevard was shut down shortly after and will remain closed as late as 6:15 p.m., the DOT said.

A Cicero man in his 60s was stopping in traffic as he headed east on state Route 31 when he was rear-ended, the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office said.

The vehicle that struck his from behind was operated by a Liverpool woman in her 30s. The Liverpool woman then drove off the road into a ditch and struck a tree, Deputy Herb Wiggins said.

The Liverpool woman was issued a ticket by Deputy Jennifer Hanslip for following too closely, Wiggins said. She was transported to the hospital by NOVA Ambulance after she complained of leg pain, according to police.

The Cicero man and his passenger, his wife of 36 years, were not injured in the crash, police said.